Coh-hul has published his playlist for his new Play it Loud 12

Play It Loud 12 originally aired on Scientific Sound Asia on Saturday, 20 February 2021. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian underground electronic music radio station, DJ agency and promoter, publishing music news and connecting audiences across Japan, China, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and beyond.

Coh-hul is a DJ and producer based in Ho Chi Minh City and a member of the Scientific Sound Asia DJ agency. His live debut came at a New Year’s Eve celebration in Northern Thailand in 2015, and the years since have seen him build a consistent presence across Saigon’s electronic music scene.

Tech House and Tech Funk sit at the core of his sound, with labels including Dirtybird, This Ain’t Bristol, Relief, Snatch and Perfect Driver among his key reference points. Heavy basslines, energetic drum rhythms and a forward-thinking approach to arrangement characterise both his productions and his DJ sets.

Across five years in Saigon, he developed a loyal following through nights at The Lighthouse, Saigon Soul Pool Party, Piu Piu, Upper Saigon, Hideout, Last Call, Indika, Saigon Outcast and Rogue. The monthly AfterDark party with Broma Not A Bar became one of his most recognised platforms, alongside affiliations with the DTOX party label and WHAT? Events.

Further afield, Coh-hul has played the Mui Ne Music and Arts Festival and Rock Island Club on Phu Quoc Island. A 2017 trip to Dirtybird Campout in the United States also led to an impromptu Venice Beach event and a performance at Stacy’s at Melrose in Phoenix.

The following summer brought a sold-out show at Le Chapiteau in Marseille. His work can be followed through Mixcloud, Instagram and SoundCloud, with his studio investment marking a more production-focused phase.

His previous show focused on Dumb Fat Records, presenting a mix built around selected tracks from the label. This episode turns attention to Trippy Ass Technologies, with heavier material from the label alongside several of Coh-hul’s current favourites.

Coh-hul presents Play It Loud episode 12 with a first section moving through Deep House, Tech House, Bass House and experimental club music before a Trippy Ass Technologies label mix. Crackazat opens with Alfa, placing the programme inside Deep House through its confirmed Heist Recordings listing.

Steve Darko and Claude VonStroke follow with How Many Times, another Deep House listing released through Dirtybird and shaped by the label’s playful low-end identity. Guille Placencia’s Riggy Riggy then moves into Tech House, supported by its La Pera Records listing and the Barcelona producer’s established Tech House profile.

John Dish’s Arcadeland keeps the section in Tech House through its Relief release context before Ekoboy’s Bapa adds a South Of Saturn cut. Fat Joe’s Lean Back appears in the Arnold and Lane edit, turning a hip hop source into a Bass House club version.

Sage Armstrong’s Um… Walk In keeps the low-end pressure in place through the Dumb Fat sound, which the label owner has described around tracks that hit hard in the lower frequencies. Steve Darko’s Blocks Last Trip with Phlegmbuoyant, Smooth Like Butter and Dillon Marinez’s Dance For Me then form a Dirtybird-linked Tech House run.

LEFTI and N2N’s Be The Thing brings Box Of Cats into the episode, placing the track inside Bass House through the label’s club-heavy catalogue identity. Steady Rock’s Move 2 Da Back keeps that pressure in place before Slugg’s Suspect and Miguel Bastida’s Ritmetica return to Tech House through Rawsome Recordings and Be One Records.

CID RIM’s Red Ocean closes the first section with an Experimental turn through LuckyMe’s wider electronic and beat-led identity. The track gives the episode a short leftfield break before the Trippy Ass Technologies label mix begins.

Christian Martin and Ardalan open the label mix with Fantastic Planet, a Techno placement supported by the release’s Discogs style listing. Bianca Gardner and VNSSA then follow with Out Of My Head in The Martin Brothers remix, moving the label mix towards a trippy Tech House sound.

Christian Martin and Chris Lorenzo’s Sutter shifts the sequence into Bass House, drawing on Chris Lorenzo’s bass-led club profile and Christian Martin’s wider house and breaks background. Ardalan and Justin Martin’s Yonder then moves towards House, keeping the label mix warm and groove-focused.

Sven Lochenhoer’s Buttah keeps the House element present before NiQW’s Synopath and Hood Rich with Rrotik’s Crocodile Tears return to Bass House. Christian Martin and Ardalan then bring Super Moon into the mix, giving the label section another Techno entry from the same Trippy Ass Technologies pairing.

Christian Martin and Lenny Kiser’s Circle introduces Breakbeat, matching Lenny Kiser’s releases on the label and the breaks recognition noted around his Trippy Ass Technologies material. FOOLiE’s Lost & Found then returns to Bass House before Kiser’s Tear The Paint Off keeps the rhythm broken and harder-edged.

Lenny Kiser and Christian Martin’s Don’t Look Down extends the Breakbeat passage, giving the late label mix a rougher and more mechanical shape. Proper Villains’ You Sweatin’ and Sven Lochenhoer’s Nails then return to Bass House, restoring the heavier club bounce.

Proper Villains’ Freak Mother moves back into Techno, keeping the closing section darker and more forceful. Christian Martin closes the episode with Speaker Freaker, ending the Trippy Ass Technologies section on a House cut after a route through Bass House, Tech House, Breakbeat and Techno.

Play It Loud episode 12 connects Dirtybird, Box Of Cats, Dumb Fat and Trippy Ass Technologies through a shared focus on low-end club music. Coh-hul moves from Deep House and Tech House into Bass House, experimental electronics and a label mix shaped by house, techno and bass-heavy breaks.

Coh-hul 'Play It Loud'  episode 12

Crackazat - Alfa [Heist Recodings]

Steve Darko & Claude VonStroke - How Many Times [DIrtybird]

Guille Placencia - Riggy Riggy [La Pera Records]

John Dish - Arcadeland [Relief]

Ekoboy - Bapa [South Of Saturn]

Fat Joe - Lean Back (Arnold & Lane Edit) [Free Download]

Sage Armstrong - Um… Walk In [Dumbfat]

Steve Darko Feat. Phlegmbuoyant - Blocks Last Trip [Dirtybird]

Steve Darko - Smooth Like Butter [Dirtybird]

Dillon Marinez - Dance For Me [Dirtybird]

LEFTI & N2N - Be The Thing [Box Of Cats]

Steady Rock - Move 2 Da Back [IN/Rotation]

Slugg - Suspect [Rawsome Recordings]

Miguel Bastida - Ritmetica [Be One Records]

CID RIM - Red Ocean [LuckyMe.]

Trippy Ass Technologies Label Mix

Christian Martin & Ardalan - Fantastic Planet

Bianca Gardner & VNSSA - Out Of My Head (The Martin Brothers Remix)

Christian Martin & Chris Lorenzo - Sutter

Ardalan & Justin Martin - Yonder

Sven Lochenhoer - Buttah

NiQW - Synopath

Hood Rich & Rrotik - Crocodile Tears

Christian Martin & Ardalan - Super Moon

Christian Martin & Lenny Kiser - Circle

FOOLiE - Lost & Found

Lenny Kiser - Tear The Paint Off

Lenny Kiser & Christian Martin - Don’t Look Down

Proper Villains - You Sweatin’

Sven Lochenhoer - Nails

Proper Villains - Freak Mother

Christian Martin - Speaker Freaker

Listen on Mixcloud here.